In 2007 Dr Maslin returned to The University of Manchester to undertake a PhD in plasticity of the human binaural auditory system. After completing his studies he remained on the academic staff there as a teaching focused lecturer in audiology before carrying out a 3-year post-doctoral research programme which built directly on the underpinning work carried out during his PhD. Since 2015 Dr Maslin has worked for the Interacoustics Academy as an international clinical trainer.

Darren qualified as an Audiologist earning his undergraduate honours degree in Audiology from the University of Leeds in the UK. He has Master’s degree with Distinction, in Health Science, Neurophysiology and Clinical research. He has held several senior clinical positions in the NHS. Before joining Interacoustics Academy as an International Clinical Trainer, he held a clinical and research scientist role, where as part of a team of surgeons and audiologists, he lead on diagnostic audiology, covering investigations of patients with auditory and vestibular pathology, and managing a portfolio of research studies.

Clinically Leigh has worked in the National Health Service and in the private sector in the UK specializing in both paediatric audiology and adult diagnostics. He has also sat on the board of directors for the British Academy of Audiology. For the last four years Leigh has been working in the Interacoustics Academy firstly as an international clinical trainer, then as head of clinical training Asia and now as the Manager of the Academy. He has presented at over 20 scientific conferences and meetings across a diverse range of audiological topics.

Dr Barin established and served as the Director of Balance Disorders Clinic at the Ohio State University Medical Center for over 25 years until his retirement in June 2011. He received his Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Electrical/Biomedical Engineering from the Ohio State University. He has published over 80 articles and book chapters and has taught national and international courses and seminars in different areas of vestibular assessment and rehabilitation.

Dr Hunter has 30 years of pediatric clinical, research and teaching experience. She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and the University of Minnesota. She has authored over 100 published articles, chapters and books in pediatric audiology and frequently lectures nationally and internationally, as well as serving on expert panels and task forces. She serves as chair of the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE) and is a member of the Newborn Screening subcommittee at the Ohio Department of Health.

Dr Shahnaz’s main area of research interest is diagnostic audiology, specifically multi-frequency tympanometry and wide-band energy reflectance in newborns, children, and adults Before joining UBC in 2002, he was an Assistant Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences at University of Arizona. He received his MSc (1996) and PhD (2000) degree in audiology and communication sciences and disorders from The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, McGill University. During his residency at McGill University, he served as a faculty lecturer and clinical supervisor of audiology for three years. He has also been working as a clinical audiologist, instructor, and researcher for six years at Tehran Medical Sciences University and in other private practice sectors in Tehran, Iran.

Dr Schneider began his career as a research scientist at, Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) Munich, before becoming a senior research scientist at LMU’s Neurology department. In 2013 he co-founded EyeSeeTec and subsequnelty developed the EyeSeeCam video head impulse system. In addition to these roles Erich is the dean of informatics curriculum at BTU and a visiting Professor at Chubu University College of Engineering, in Nagoya Japan.